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Was I scammed by a cowboy?
Thanks for the comments. I have chilled out over the weekend and now see it as a learning experience. Next time I'll make sure that deal is closed properly instead of making assumptions which in part led to it slipping through my fingers...:suicide:- b00ts
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- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Recruitment agents are habitual liars
A five day contract in Milton Keynes? That will just end in tears.- b00ts
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- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Was I scammed by a cowboy?
I get it. Man up and move on. Done that, talking to an agent about a similar opportunity. I don't give a monkey's if the agents are pissing themselves with laughter, they still have to give the illusion of professionalism to their clients and that image can be tarnished. APSCO is an organisation...- b00ts
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Was I scammed by a cowboy?
You are right on most counts. I don't want the contract now as it's possible the client was involved in the decision. My only hope is that they might think twice before trying this again if I make an effort to complain to them and any regulatory bodies they belong to - this might just happen. If...- b00ts
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Was I scammed by a cowboy?
I thought it was a done deal, the client has said yes, I had said yes and I was willing to negotiate on the details so didn't feel the urgency to call him. If I had know the urgency I would have happily woken him up at 2am. It's worth mentioning that the client took 3 days to get back to the...- b00ts
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Was I scammed by a cowboy?
I was asking for an extra £20 per day but I did make it clear that I was willing to negotiate on the rate as I was really keen on working in that country. There was no doubt that I was superkeen on it and he did tell me I was the "strongest candidate" which now stinks to high heaven. Naming &...- b00ts
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- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Linkedin
I met someone in Australia who's job it was to train Bank HR Departments in using Google to search for Linked In Profiles as a means of headhunting employees from rival Banks. I didn't realise Linked In CVs were searchable via Google and that someone can get paid a serious wad of cash writing up... -
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Recruitment agents are habitual liars
I've been looking for a contract for a few weeks. A while back I got a call about a job in Milton Keynes - a case of "thanks but no thanks" from me. But the agent was clever enough to notice I was still on the market 3 weeks later and rang me back again about the same job. I still wasn't quite...- b00ts
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- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Was I scammed by a cowboy?
I am wondering what sneaky tactics my recent recruitment agent nightmare employed to stiff me. Most of my experiences (15 years) with agents are usually bearable, sometimes nice and rarely bizarre. This is a bizarre one. I had a telephone interview for a contract in another country. Got given a...- b00ts
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- Forum: Accounting / Legal
